Various Artists - London Is The Place For Me 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband (2019)

The latest volumes in this highly acclaimed "London Is The Place For Me" series - Volume 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband & Volume 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962.

Presenting the music of the Windrush generation: the post-war, London recordings of West Indians and West Africans, in the first wave of modern migration to Britain.

Volume 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband overflows with diverse musical styles, including steel band, stringband, calypso, joropo and mento. Volume 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962 is devoted to the great calypsonian Lord Kitchener.

The gatefold LPs come with full-size leaflets, the CDs inside a forty-page booklet, including numerous stunning photographs, and brilliant new writing by Kitch's biographer, Anthony Joseph. Sound restoration at Abbey Road; pressed at Pallas.

01. Lord Beginner - Sons and Daughters of Africa (3:00)
02. The Lion - Royal Wedding (2:59)
03. The Mighty Terror - Hydrogen Bomb (3:10)
04. Dai Dai Simba - Modern Telephone (2:31)
05. Willie Payne & The Starlite Tempos - Wa Sise (2:40)
06. The Mighty Terror - Emperor of Africa (2:38)
07. Louise Bennett - Bongo Man (2:26)
08. Marie Bryant - My Handy Man (2:40)
09. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - Tortoise Mambo (2:32)
10. Calypso Rhythm Kings - Boule Vese (2:19)
11. The Mighty Terror - Life is Like a Puzzle (2:51)
12. The Mighty Terror - Chinese Children (2:40)
13. Bill Rogers - Hungry Man from Clapham (2:18)
14. Lili Verona - Underground Train (3:11)
15. The Lion - Highway Code (3:10)
16. Billy Sholanke - Kana Kana (3:12)
17. Calypso Rhythm Kings - L'année Passée (3:16)
18. Lord & Lady Beginner - One Morning (3:08)
19. West African Rhythm Brothers - D4. West African Rhythm Brothers, Ema Foju (2:36)
20. Trinidad Steel Band - Caroline (2:11)